Monday, June 9, 2008

Chavez Urges Colombian Rebels To End Struggle

From MSNBC:

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is urging Colombian rebels to lay down their weapons, free all their hostages and put an end to a decades-long armed struggle against Colombia's government.

Chavez says ongoing efforts by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, to overthrow Colombia's democratically elected government are unjustified.

"The guerrilla war is history," he said during his Sunday television and radio program.

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News On Venezuela/Colombia From Other News Sources:
End struggle, Chavez urges Farc -- BBC
Chavez urges Colombian rebels to free all hostages -- Yahoo News
Chavez urges Colombian rebels to free all hostages -- Reuters
Chávez Suffers Military and Policy Setbacks -- New York Times
Chavez Urges FARC to Free Hostages & End Rebellion -- Gateway Pundit

My Comment: With recent arrests, the top leadership of FARC either dead, in prison, or on the run .... and with Venezuelan supporters being routinely arrested .... the jig is now up. Colombian military and intelligence agencies have clearly and fimally penetrated FARC .... this war is about to end, and even Chavez knows that.

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